Hong Kong vs Spain: Age dependency breakdown

Hong Kong

31.8%

in 2023

Spain

31.2%

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

30th

Spain rank

32nd

Age dependency breakdown over time

Hong Kong currently reports 31.8% against 31.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 30th and Spain ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Age dependency breakdown
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).